Hey there! I'm new here ^^

[Kirmori]

So yeahhh that basically sums it up.
I'm brand new to this site but have experience with other avatar sites e.g. TinierMe and Gaia
I'm looking for friends to like talk to and stuff, I don't bite ^^

My hobbies and interests include anime, video games, drawing, music, and more!
If you like any of these I guess we can be friends

[NerdyAliCat]

Hello hello!
I'm glad you made a thread!

Best place to start is at the fish pond! You can fish here every eight hours (?) (Don't quote me on that)
https://windlynonline.com/cgi-bin/forums/starfish.php
And you can also do quests and get some cool items!
https://windlynonline.com/cgi-bin/forums/quest.php

Also make sure to check out Lemon and Gizzie's freebie thread
https://windlynonline.com/cgi-bin/forums/viewtopic.php?f=77&t=1692&f=77&t=1692

And Lemon has some cool game threads where you can earn some feathers
https://windlynonline.com/cgi-bin/forums/viewtopic.php?f=50&t=1014&f=50&t=1014
https://windlynonline.com/cgi-bin/forums/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=922&f=42&t=922

Those are some good places to start but there are heaps of friendly people around and you'll get the hang of it real quick
That was a mouthful... But welcome to Windlyn!

[mdom]

Hello Kirmori, welcome to windlyn! The cutest pixels on the internet!
I like 'and more' a lot xD

[Lemon Cheesecake]

I'm so proud of AliCat ~ she like summed it all up! Yes welcome to Windlyn, I saw your post in my charity thread and sent you the rose leggings. The links to my games are in my signature and sometimes I have special holiday rolls so keep your eyes open. ( I was away for July 4th so missed that one though).

Buy Lazarus shop items first since they are only temporary or seasonal and you never know when they may come back again, if at all.
You should be able to find a niche here, we like to encourage each others efforts and enjoy seeing/sharing member's artwork and creativity. We are not always on at the same time but generally will respond to a post at some time.

I was so excited we just got the mermaid themed items, any particular theme/genre you like?

[galled]

Welcome to Windlyn!

Feel free to jump into any thread. We're pretty chatty at times and everyone is super-friendly!

[Gingerale]

Hey there! I have a charity thread in my signature so check it out.

Play the games in the game room for a quick way to earn feathers, up to three scores count per day per game, More feathers= buying new items!

What are you a student of?

[Kirmori]

@-@ Hi everyone. Glad to see some people are active~ Not particular with any theme or genre really, I enjoy too wide a variety of many things to be specific .-.

Gingerale I'm entering college as a Multimedia Art student hhhhh we like take photos and draw and stuff yea

[Lemon Cheesecake]

I have a fascination with taking pictures of different phases of the moon...I have a thread somewhere on here for lunar photography...oh, and maybe one of photo's of the world around you that I started too. Please feel free to share on those threads if you like or start your own!

[Kirmori]

Once I get a proper feel for everything, I might post some of my photos or art! ^ ^

[galled]

Ooo, looking forward to it!

[npixelz]

Heya! Welcome to Windlyn! ^^
I'm going to welcome you in my own way, I hope that's alright!

Here goes!

Welcome to Windlyn,
I like many of those things,
Anime, games, music,
But I can't sing,

Welcome to Windlyn,
I quite like your name,
And me and everyone here,
Are glad that you came,

Welcome to Windlyn,
There's so much to do,
And so little time!
But Windlyn welcomes you,

Welcome to Windlyn,
Hope you enjoy your stay,
Hope you like it here,
And that you have a lovely day!
^^

[Kirmori]

Aw a poem, I have no knack for writing those but I appreciate the warm welcome ^^
Glad that you guys are so accepting of newcomers, here's to more fun~

[Lemon Cheesecake]

We welcome newcomers to our wonderful world of Windlyn!

Keep checking in because there is always a nice addition or two that expands our Windlyn Universe.

I was out looking at the night sky tonight and Mars is so bright and big and orangy in the sky, almost like its a light from a plane flying by but its not, its stationary. I looked through my telephoto lens and it was so cool! Now all I need to do is figure out how to take shots of the stars. Have you taken night sky pics before?

[Kirmori]

If you are able to get your hands on a DSLR cam, it would be more optimal for pictures of things such as the night sky or stars! Set a wide aperture on the camera and adjust other settings. These are just basics given to me by a friend who loves photography~

I'm actually more into editing pictures in post and drawing digitally so I'm not quite knowledgeable in the field of photography as much, I just find taking pictures fun ^^ but these settings should generally work.

Shutter speed - 30 seconds
ISO - 3200
RAW
F- < 3.6

[Lemon Cheesecake]

Thanks for the info. what I need to do is read the camera manual! I was given a great camera as a gift but generally I just set it on automatic. However, I would like to start doing more advanced photography, so I really need to study what all the settings, apeture and shutter speeds etc all mean.